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For the audience of Stay Home with Russian Seasons there has been prepared two weeks of opera music from the 10th St. Petersburg International Festival “All Together Opera”. A unique opportunity to hear world classics performed by the artists of the St. Petersburg Music Hall Theatre!
“All Together Opera” is an international opera festival that takes place at outdoor venues in St Petersburg, such as the Peter and Paul Fortress, Elagin Island, Alexander Park and Catherine the Great’s Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. This year, due to the difficult epidemiological situation, the anniversary festival was held in an online format. Fabio Mastrangelo artistic director of the Music Hall Theatre performed as the artistic director of the festival.
"Every year we fill the festival with vibrant works in unconventional locations. Although this year all of the operas were shown online, the euphoria of the creative process was just as great. Most importantly, we can now share a piece of our soul with more audiences thanks to the Stay Home with Russian Seasons platform – a guide to the world of art", said Fabio Mastrangelo.
Tuesday, 2 November, there will be a broadcast of “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi, one of the world’s most famous operas in musical theatre. The story is based on “The Lady of the Camellias” play by Alexandre Dumas son, a semi-autobiographical novel that was a huge success throughout the romantic 19th century.
Thursday, 4 November, will delight the audience with a performance of G. Donizetti’s famous comic opera “Don Pasquale” in the meadow in front of the Yelagin Island Palace. “Don Pasquale” is one of the calling cards of the Italian master of bel canto, Gaetano Donizetti in particular, and of the Italian school of comic opera in general.
On 9 November, platform viewers will have the opportunity to see a broadcast of G. Bizet’s rarely performed opera “The Pearl Fishers” on the Elagin Island in front of the Elagin Island Palace. This work is a masterpiece by the young Georges Bizet, one of the most typical examples of French romantic opera of the XIX century with a characteristic "Indian" plot, choruses and dances.
On Thursday, 11 November, there will be a performance of Glinka’s great opera “A Life for the Tsar”. It is a key work in the history of Russian musical theatre, which is first and foremost an ideological symbol, understood in the same way throughout the ages: the people and the authorities are one, personal sacrifice is made for the good of all.
The St Petersburg State Theatre Music Hall Choir (Choirmaster Leo Dunaev) and the Music Hall Ballet also took part in the Festival productions. The main roles in the productions are performed by soloists from Russia’s leading theatres. The festival featured performances by: soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Nikolai Kamensky and Ekaterina Krapivina, guest soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Roman Arndt, soloist of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers Laura Meenen (Germany), soloists of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Boris Stepanov and Alexander Bezrukov, soloists of the St Petersburg Music Hall Theatre Tigri Bazhakin, Anna Vikulina, Elizabeth Mikhailova, Sergey Chepurko, Dmitry Mularchik, Klim Tikhonov, Dmitry Grigoriev, Zhanna Pechenkina, Egor Olesiuk, Anastasia Nekrasova, soloists of the St Petersburg State Opera Theatre Vladimir Tselebrovsky and Ivan Sapunov, soloist of the Bashkir State Opera and ballet theatre, Monte Carlo Opera guest soloist Kirill Belov, international competition winners Nazia Amineva and Artem Borisenko (Moscow). Guests of honour at the festival include Italian opera star Daniela Schillaci (Italy) and Vasily Gerello, People’s Artist of Russia.
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